SirAucklandColvin was born on 8 March 1838 at Calcutta, India.2 He was the son of John RussellColvin and Emma SophieSneyd.2 He married Charlotte ElizabethHerbert, daughter of Lt.-Gen. SirCharlesHerbert and Elizabeth TaggartBlood, on 4 August 1859.3,1 He died on 24 March 1908 at age 70 at Sutton House, Surbiton, Surrey, England.2 He was employed by the Indian Civil Service.3 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1881.3 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in October 1883.3 He held the office of Chief COmmissioner of Oudh in 1887.2 He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Provinces in 1887.2 He was chairman of the Egyptian Delta Railway.2 He was chairamn of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Company.2 He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Star of India (K.C.S.I.) in May 1892.3 He was a practising chairman of the Burma Railways in 1896.2